Today is the first day I have been alone in quite awhile. My Momma has gone out for a bit to run errands. Prior to this my life has been busy and filled with appointments and travel. Life can be full of things to do and places to go. My favorite times are days like today when I can decide how I want to spend my alone time. Devotional time gives an opportunity to refocus on what is most important to my spiritual health. For without a close walk with my Heavenly Father my heart tends to be overcome by trials and business.
A verse from Psalm 103:5 speaks to what I am trying to convey from my heart as my fingers busily type todays blog: "I wait for the Lord, my souls waits , and in His word I put my hope". Only God can help my soul to be nourished with encouragement, hope and joy in time which can be extremely trying, to say the least. "Life is a problem solving experience", a dear Pastor friend Michael Duvall once proclaimed in a sermon. This got me thinking about what I truly depend on, and whether or not things go the way I want them to...do I truly listen to God in all things? Do I wait quietly for His answers when I pray? Or do I rush ahead and do things my way? Perhaps you can relate to my concerns.
One thing is for sure, not matter how much I ponder over my desires to be faithful in my devotion to Jesus. He is always close to my heart. His promises to never leave me or forsake me. To be with me always. To prepare a place for me (just as he has done for my dear husband when he died) to prepare a place for me in Heaven. "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18. Oh, blessed thoughts which cause me to rejoice in Him.
Soon I will be chatting busily again with Momma, but for now; Oh, how I love being with my Father in this time of quietness and praise. I want to share words from a song I wrote in 2004 :
"In the midst of a storm, flowers still bloom, though the sky may be dark, the birds sing in tune,
There is joy in my heart, and I know soon, in the midst of the storm, I'll find You.
Jesus you lead me through valleys deep, Your love surrounds me with promises sweet,
Time cannot measure infinite peace, Daily I seek you, my heart to keep!
In the midst of a storm Heaven still waits, For each soul who is lost to seek His face
Though the burden is heavy, He'll carry you; In the midst of the storm, God loves you" R.B.
May God give you grace for the day, love along the path of life and a song in your heart as you walk the path before you. He is enough.
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